415 Nos. 447, Central Crim. Court Discretionary. The same as if a robbery Yes (7 (4 & 5 Will. 4, c. 449, 450, pp. 593, 36, s. 22), or As 594. sizes (7 & 8 Vict. committed upon land Geo. 4, c. (7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 28, 64, s. 27; 8. 12; see Offence 312, 7 & 8 Vict. tit. "Larceny"). c. 2, s. 1). except as mentioned (5 Geo. 4, c. 113; and see 25 & 26 Vict. c. 40, s. 12). These offences are now punishable by pen. serv. life-5 yrs. ;-or impr. not exc. years, h. 1. and s. c. 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 88, s. 3; 9 & 10 Vict. c. 24, s. 1, ante, p. 1010). There are provisions in each of the Criminal Law Acts, 1861, as to the Admiralty jurisdiction, . e., 24 & 25 Vict. c. 94, s. 9 (Accessories); 24 & 25 Vict. c. 96, s. 115 (Larceny); 24 & 25 POLICE. Stealing or embezzling property. See tit. "Public POOR. Service." Statute or Authority. 419. Parish officer promoting marriage of the mother of a bas- M. 7 & 8 Vict. c. 101, tard child improperly. s. 8. 420. Wilfully injuring, &c. Poor Rate Book,-or giving false M. 25 & 26 Vict. c. 103, evidence before Union Assessment Committee. s. 40. 421. Person employed in execution of a warrant for removal of M. 26 & 27 Vict. c. 89, Irish poor, wilfully deserting pauper on the journey. PORTS, Destroying works of. See Offences 356, 357, tit. "Malicious Injuries." POST OFFICE (Note 102). 422. Stealing or embezzling letters. s. 4. [See s. 47, for the interpretation of the terms "Letters," F. 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. 423. Stealing or embezzling letters, if containing money, &c. c. 36, s. 26. Id. 424. Stealing from letters. Id. s. 27. 425. Stealing a post letter bag, letters from it or a mail, or stopping a mail, &c. Id. s. 28. 426. Stealing a post letter from a post office packet. Id. s. 29. 427. Receiving letters, bags, money, &c. stolen, embezzled, &c. Id. s. 30. 428. Opening or delaying letters. M. Id. s. 25. 429. Retaining or secreting, or (being required) refusing to deliver up, letters, &c. lost or misdelivered. Id. s. 31. 430. Stealing or detaining parliamentary votes, &c. or news Id. s. 32. papers. 431. Writing, &c. on newspapers sent by post. Id. s. 5. Vict. c. 97, s. 72 (Malicious Injuries); 24 & 25 Vict. c. 98, s. 50 (Forgery); 24 & 25 Vict. c. 99, s. 36 (Coin); and 24 & 25 Vict. c. 100, s. 68 (Offences against the Person). 102 "POST OFFICE:" Tenue-Ownership of Property.] The offence of every offender against the Post Office Acts may be laid and charged to have been committed in, and be dealt with, &c., either in the county or place where committed, or in any county, &c. in which the offender is apprehended or is in custody (see 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 36, s. 37). See s. 40, and 11 & 12 Vict. c. 88, s. 5, as to the mode of describing the ownership of property sent by the post, persons employed under the Post Office, and the property of the Post Office, it being sufficient to allege such property to be in "Her Majesty's Postmaster General." A message delivered at a post office for transmission by a postal telegraph, or a transcript thereof by an officer of the Post Office, is a post letter within the 1 Vict. c. 36 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 73, s. 23); and so is a book packet or post card sent by post (33 & 34 Vict. c. 79, s. 16). OFFENCE. Class of Offence and Statute or Authority. POST OFFICE-continued. 432. Forging the handwriting of the Receiver-General of the F. 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. Post Office. 433. Forging the superscription of a post letter. c. 36, s. 33. F. Id. s. 34. 434. Forging dies for marking postage or postage stamps, &c. F. 3 & 4 Vict. c. 96, 435. Making moulds, &c. used for postage, envelopes, &c. s. 22. Id. s. 29. 436. Having possession of postage envelopes before issued for public use. Accessories after the fact. 437. Soliciting others to commit a felony or misdemeanor. M. Id. s. 30. F. 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 36, s. 35. M. Id. s. 36. 438. Officer of Post Office granting or issuing any money order F. 11 & 12 Vict. c. 88, with a fraudulent intent. [Embezzlement by Officers of the Post Office, see tit. s. 4. POUNDBREACH. 439. Rescuing cattle, &c. distrained for rent or damage feasant. [See tit. "Escape, &c.," Offence 190. M. Common Law. PRINCIPALS IN SECOND DEGREE. 440. Every principal in the second degree,-and every acces- F. 24 & 25 Vict. c. 96, sory before the fact, in case of every felony punishable under the "Larceny, &c." Act. [See definition, ante, p. 884, Note 13.] 441. The like, under the "Malicious Injuries to Property" Act. 442. The like, under the "Forgery" Act. 443. The like, under the "Coinage Offences" Act. 444. The like, under the "Offences against the Person " Act. PRISONS. See titles "6 Escape, Prison Breach and Rescue," and "Naval Prisons." 8. 98. F. Id. c. 97, s. 56. F. Id. c. 98, s. 49. F. Id. c. 99, s. 35. F. Id. c. 100, s. 67. |
